Sprig.com put on life-support; Washington Post ponders Sprig’s future.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 28, 2009
Why did Sprig fail? The economy? Competition? Or the (regrettable) fact that this prominent, Washington Post-created green web site failed to attract the loyal attention of its LOHAS demographic? Whatever the reason, looks like its in a coma from which it likely won’t wake. Via ADWEEK: “The Sprig site remains live, but we are in [...]
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The Official Portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama … and 61 other recent (and ancient) photos.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 28, 2009
In her first official portrait as First Lady, released by the White House on Feb. 27, Mrs. O. stands in the “Blue Room” wearing a simple black dress from New York designer Michael Kors’s Spring 2009 collection. And here’s 61 other recent photos of Michelle Obama—everything from the cover of People to her hanging in [...]
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Apples To Oranges: Reading Produce Codes.
by Saraswati J. on Feb 28, 2009
by Sarah Janelle Miller Most of us know that produce PLU’s starting with 9, identify Organic produce. Very comforting when your store is not hip to separating OG kiwis from conventional ones. But what about deciphering GMO and conventional labels? Produce stickers usually have numbers on them. The five digit numbers that start with 9 [...]
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Do you want to move to South America? You can pioneer sustainable living!
by Caroline Clark on Feb 27, 2009
I just met Leonardo Jara, an enthusiastic and mindful property owner from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I have moved to the city to study spanish and politics for the semester. In my first few days of wandering the city, I stumbled upon the enormous community of Buenos Aires Couch Surfers. BA has the third most active [...]
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iCar? The iChange electric iPhone-controlled car that changes size depending on how many passengers you got.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 27, 2009
Electric Cars, we’ve heard about, and blogged about…but mostly we just look forward to seeing ‘em in everyday use. And we’ve blogged our dream elemobile for our traveling talk show, great for bands and other eco roadtrippers. But an electric car…controlled by an iPhone? Now that’s some iPhone app. But that’s not all…this car changes [...]
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Green Energy Wins Big in Stimulus Package – Rebates for hybrid cars, tax credits for solar & wind, weatherization and more
by Liz Benson on Feb 27, 2009
President Obama’s record-breaking, historic stimulus package, contains big bucks in the form of subsidies for green energy. Some of which may directly save you money. Here is an abbreviated summary of the numerous energy-related provisions: $2 billion to increase the tax credit for hybrid cars to $7,500 $300 million for consumer rebates for energy-efficient appliances $268 million to [...]
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Review: Freedom Foods Freedom Chai: It’s the Real Deal
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 27, 2009
From elephant Autumn 05 EVERYTHING IS SATISFACTUAL for more: appreciate.org Chai, as we know it, is dessert. Loaded with sugar, skimpy on the spice, it ain’t everything nice. But this stuff’s the real thing: strong, sensual, wakeful. And best of all, proceeds from every sip go to the Reciprocity Foundation—a nonprofit that enables artistic, homeless [...]
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Local Yogini Gabrielle Silva’s Ragananda
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 27, 2009
Here’s a cute little treat for all you elephants out there. From elephant’s Autumn 05
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Red Alert: We Have Foresaken Your Planet, Abilene Plum.
by Joana Smith on Feb 27, 2009
This morning Abilene and I found a Monarch Butterfly drowning in the swimming pool! We thought it was dead, but when we touched it with our net it fluttered! …so we set it on the side to dry, and after awhile it flew away! Yes! Dearest Abilene… You were a very good nurse to that [...]
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Coen Brothers: O, Brother: Clean Coal is Bull!@#$%^&*t. Videos.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 27, 2009
In reality, there’s no such thing as Clean Coal. Coen Brothers team up with the Alliance for Nature something or other to take on the big money Clean Coal greenwashers. Videos: And here’s the official Clean Coal commercial:
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Who do I love? Doreen Hing of Plank, who just gave us shout-out…in Boston Globe!
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 27, 2009
Photo: Boston Globe. VIR. Very Important Reader. Stylish yogini entrepreneur Doreen Hing of Plank comments on articles she reads. She lives the life we’re attempting to discuss and describe. And now she’s returned the web-sites-are-free-to-readers-love with a Huge with a capital “H” shout-out in the Boston Globe, a great old Old Media titan which I [...]
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Brilliant street artist Banksy’s so self-involved, it makes me look modest.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 26, 2009
This isn’t Banksy, but this is his words. This video’s like a bad Guy Ritchie film: “Ees from Bristol, I’s just heres for the violence.” Video:
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Who’s going to Burning Man this year? Hitler wants to know! Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 26, 2009
This video, of Hitler’s bitter end, has been adapted for Hillary’s defeat at the hands of Obama and about 1,000 other plot lines. Now, in the most heartbreaking twist yet, Hitler learns that only a few braus are going to the Burn this year. Get your tissues out:
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San Francisco’s Beautiful Alleys Remind Us Why We Love FREE ART. [Photo Slideshow: Murals, Grafitti, Stencil Paintings in Clarion Alley]
by Rachel Znerold on Feb 26, 2009
There’s no need to brave icy galleries or pay steep museum fees to see awe-inspiring artwork in San Francisco. Some of the city’s most vibrant creations
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Old Media continues to die. Rocky Mountain News, venerable daily newspaper (that my dad wrote for, for 10 years) to close doors. Breaking news.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 26, 2009
Here’s the announcement, which went public two minutes ago: the Rocky Mountain News is going the way of all things. Excerpt: The Rocky Mountain News publishes its last paper tomorrow. Rich Boehne, chief executive officer of Rocky-owner Scripps, broke the news to the staff at noon today, ending nearly three months of speculation over the [...]
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Discovery names new Boss of Planet Green (who will name Waylon Lewis as the green talk show host to inspire / make fun of a new generation)
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 26, 2009
A year ago, at LOHAS in Boulder, I interviewed then-new President Eileen O’Neill of then-new Planet Green, the first 24 hour all-green-focused TV network and impetus for my finally signing up for cable at the ripe old age of 33. After the interview, I slipped Eileen five bucks, hoping she’s sign me up for a nightly [...]
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Christopher Field, latest thoughts on Climate Change; Democracy Now Video
by Henry Schliff on Feb 26, 2009
For the past two weeks I’ve had this partial paragraph hanging out on my desktop waiting to speak. CHICAGO, Feb. 14 ‐‐ The pace of global warming is likely to be much faster than recent predictions, because industrial greenhouse gas emissions have increased more quickly than expected and higher temperatures are triggering self‐reinforcing feedback mechanisms [...]
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Gandhi was “a huge Hypocrite.” [Stephen Colbert video]
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 26, 2009
Stephen Colbert gives a long overdue wag of the finger to hypocrite Gandhi, one of the erstwhile leaders of the non-violence / ahimsa lineage of Henry David Thoreau, MLK Jr., Thich Nhat Hanh, the Dalai Lama. The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Tip/Wag – Gandhi’s Expensive Shoes Colbert Report Full Episodes Funny [...]
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Jon Stewart to Jindal & other Republican Governors: Start Sucking.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 24, 2009
Once again, superhero Jon Stewart boils down the news into something I understand, and can laugh about, even as I cry that we’re led by a bunch of hypocrites. “If that guy in the cowboy hat is giving out free blow jobs…” Video: The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Clusterf#@k [...]
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We Know The Earth Is In Trouble, Why Doesn’t Anybody Do Anything? (Try this*)
by Joana Smith on Feb 24, 2009
This morning a little bird told Abilene and me that we should start a Revolution of Recycling, so we began to look around for things to use… We found some crazy stories, and colors, some spare parts, music we haven’t heard in awhile, but knew all the words to. If we were going to make [...]
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New video. Boulder’s Pride: (Congressman) Jared Polis goes to Washington at 33 years old. First openly gay person ever elected to Congress. Gets appointed to powerful committee (rare for Freshman). And (deep breath) CNN features him. [Videos]
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 24, 2009
Above and below: a few random photos (including one of Jared Polis and I tossing Polis tee shirts to crowd) from Jared’s last few appearances at elephant journal’s talk show, elevision, at the Boulder Theater, and our debate co-hosted with New Era Colorado. Jared Polis is a longtime acquaintance /slash/ friend of yours truly, and [...]
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The State of Angulimala: the American hunger
by Henry Schliff on Feb 24, 2009
When I think of our current economic turmoil and the knee jerk responses taken to it I am reminded of the Sutra of Angulimala, the demonic murderer bandit of the Buddhist tradition with his garland of insatiable lusts. When Angulimala comes across the Buddha alone in the forest he chases him as fast as he [...]
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Ideal Bite: your Dryer Ball is evil!
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 24, 2009
As an independent media fan, I’m not normally a loyal reader of Ideal Bite, which sold to Disney for $20 million last year…that said, this particular tip hits a useful, easy-to-fix green-your-life home run. For many more easy to implement tips, go to Ideal Bite and learn away! … dryer balls that fluff and soften [...]
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One week advertising special deal on elephantjournal.com, prepay special.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 24, 2009
Anyone who comes in with an ad (any size, any price) in the next seven days, and prepays via check or credit card, will get one free month in our new Marketplace ($100/month). Why? We’re only five or six ads from break-even, and have only 1.5 months to go through our six month paper to web [...]
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More Details Released about the Obama Plan for Housing Affordability – or How the Federal Government will help people stay in their homes
by Liz Benson on Feb 23, 2009
President Obama announced a $75 billion dollar mortgage relief plan intended to keep struggling homeowners in their homes and slow down the current housing crisis. The plan aims to help as many as 9 million homeowners by allowing them to refinance at a lower, more affordable interest rate. For a Q & A on how the new [...]
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TIME photos: What the World Eats, and for How Much—each week.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 23, 2009
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23 Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat A fascinating photo series (click here for all) that recently went Facebook viral. United States: The Revis family of North Carolina | $341.98 Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village |224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
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Conan O’Brien, after 16 years of Late Night, takes over The Tonight Show.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 23, 2009
I’ve grown up with this big tall red-headed modest self-deprecating funny man. Now he’s moving to take over The Tonight Show, the longest-running, proudest franchise on TV—completing his unlikely arc from 30-year-old writer gone big-league talk show host. My idol. Enjoy:
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Missed the Oscars? Most meaningful moment of the night.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 23, 2009
There were a bunch of fun (Hugh and Beyonce dancing old school) and touching (Ledger’s family’s acceptance speech) moments. But there was only one raw, politically and personally (to all of us) moment: the Best Actor acceptance speech so closely following the passage of California’s Prop 8. Notice Sean Penn’s shaking hands, holding that slip [...]
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Mid-Day Mental Health Break: the lovely Maria Callas sings Carmen. Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 23, 2009
Maria Callas: her voice was lovely enough to convert me to opera. Her Carmen (below) was the first one that hit me over the head. Only later did I realize her Audrey Hepburn/early 60s looks and style were lovely enough to make me fall in love with…well, anything. Video:
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Should the Karmapa succeed the Dalai Lama? Newsweek.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 23, 2009
I wish mainstream American media (Newsweek, in this case) would stop calling Buddhist teachers gods and living deities. They’re not. Get out of your Judeo-Christian box, take off your theistic goggles, and learn the basics about one of the world’s major religions before reporting on it, hey? Buddhism. Has. No. Concept. Of. God. It. Is. [...]
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A new New Yorker checks out the Yoga Scene. Cyndi Lee’s Om Yoga studio.
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 23, 2009
A Yoga Home in the Concrete Jungle: Cyndi Lee’s Om Yoga studio. by Leah Beltran Fresh on the New York scene with a school load that can keep me up for days, I turned to elephant journal and Waylon Lewis for recommendations on yoga studios and teachers in the City. I’m in the market to invest [...]
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Uh-oh: Will Smith gets all Law of Attraction, Power of Positive Thinking on us. Videos.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 23, 2009
We knew Will Smith was too well-adjusted, too always-cheerful…he had to have a DVD of The Secret hidden in his bedside table’s drawer. Another one bites the New Agey fairy-dust. Our thoughts are physical! Okay, okay, this happy-happy talk is great as long as it’s not (Secret!) wedded to materialism. If it’s about being of benefit [...]
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The Crisis of Credit, Visualized. Video. [tip: Dave Kennedy of Prana]c
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 23, 2009
“Like playing hot potato with a time bomb.” I get bored easily by complex stuff. Not understanding complex stuff, I fall victim to circumstances I don’t understand. Luckily, the God known as YouTube is always there with a quickie video to spoon-feed me knowledge. Videos (with thanks for the heads up to DK): Vimeo: The [...]
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Raise the price of gas to $4…before the next Oil Crunch hits.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 23, 2009
No politician has the guts…why? Because American consumers want cheap gas, and lots of it. So the blame lies with us when next OPEC tightens their valves and our unprepared, un-eco economy goes into shock. Excerpt, via Christian Science Monitor: …When OPEC’s planned production cuts hit, tightening the global supply of oil just when [...]
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Everyday Buddhadharma ~ Buddhist Lojong Slogan: “In Post-Meditation, be a Child of Illusion” ~ Linda Lewis
by elephantjournal.com on Feb 23, 2009
Everyday Buddhadharma Working with Lojong Mind Training Slogans. By Linda V. Lewis In the previous article we discussed the slogan, “Regard all dharmas as dreams” and focused on how mindfulness-awareness is the foundation for extending the experience of openness into post-meditation. Yet, a few moments after meditating, especially (for example) if the [...]
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Eco Green Mindful Custom Jewelry, anyone? [Angie Star]
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 23, 2009
I’m not a big jewelry guy, but I have always worn a ‘protection cord’ (red string that is given in Buddhist tradition by one’s teacher as a sort of reminder and blessing to be ‘awake’ and present), a thin light Italian-style necklace with a couple little doodads on it, and a pinky ring (in the [...]
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Obama on why he likes Jon Stewart (and his audience). Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 22, 2009
Obama’s a fan. Jon Stewart is known and loved not only for being funny—but for being true to himself, his audience and toward his subjects. As Obama points out in the below video, Stewart speaks a great deal of truth. As only a fool in the king’s court can do, his humor has enabled him [...]
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Education in the 21st Century: Thinking Locally, Acting Globally (3rd in a series)
by Todd Mayville on Feb 22, 2009
Part 1 of this series can be found here; part 2 is here. I recently joined Teachers Without Borders (TWB), an organization of teachers committed to enacting global change through education. TWB goes a bit beyond professional networking sites like the Global Education Collaborative and Classroom 2.0 in that Teachers Without Borders offers opportunities for [...]
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Can we beat the Recession? Bring together Red & Blue, Gay & Straight, Rich & Poor Americans? Can we sit on the couch & eat Ben & Jerry’s? Yes Pecan.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 22, 2009
New George W. Bush Flavor names: Patriot Snack’d History Will Be My Fudge Filibustered Creme Pie Cousin Saddam’s P’Nut Brittle Dictatorship Nonpareil-istic Expansion Kyoto Lime Pie Protocol Chock Full of Toffee Anan Uncle Cheney’s Second Banana? Split History Will Be My Fudge Weapons of Chocolate Mousse Destruction Mission Accomplistachio Cluster Fudge…more at bottom. I just [...]
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Yoga Durango: Hot Yoga is HOT in a Small Cowboy Town.
by Devon Ward-Thommes on Feb 22, 2009
Yoga Durango: Hot Yoga is HOT in a Small Cowboy Town. Right now, the bulletin board in the lobby of the Yoga Durango studio in southwest Colorado is peppered with red heart-shaped post-it notes on which students have written phrases explaining why they love yoga: “Profound acceptance of my body, others, emotions, the process.” “Yoga [...]
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Boom Shiva! Jai Shiva Rea! Report from the E2 Yoga Retreat in Denver.
by Ryan Nadlonek on Feb 22, 2009
Boom Shiva! Jai Shiva Rea! Report from Shiva Rea’s E2 Retreat in Denver, hosted by Om Time! Photos and words by Ryan Nadlonek _ SHIVA REA is a big name in American yoga. Given the name Shiva by her father and growing up on the beaches of California, Rea was destined to be at the [...]
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Fiesta Fashion
by elephantjournal dotcom on Feb 22, 2009
Every August, the historic State Street in downtown Santa Barbara, California fills with dazzling parades, mariachi music, authentic Mexican mercados, rodeos and thousands of rowdy people wearing jumbo sombreros dancing and chanting, “Ole, Ole, Ole!” The weeklong Fiesta Celebration draws thousands of spectators to party in honor of the rich cultural heritage of the American [...]
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2007: When the entire Internet crashed, and all data was lost. Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 22, 2009
It was devastating. We had to walk outside, and talk to people, watch TV and use fax machines…and it was so boring. Kinda like the early 90s. Video:
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Want to take a photo in Whole Foods? Sorry—it’s not allowed.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 22, 2009
Update: You (we) spoke, Whole Foods listened! You’re now allowed to take photos and videos in Whole Foods, thanks to WFM being open to customer feedback and being willing to change with these social media happy times. A couple years ago we here at elephant magazine, now elephantjournal.com, were doing one of our 88 little [...]
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Sexy Stephen Colbert fantasizes about nailing Arianna Huffington, learns where the Clitoris is, gets kissed by Steinem & Fonda, and loves Feminists in the Kitchen.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 21, 2009
It’s the Sexiest Stephen Colbert highlight video. Maybe you’re both reaching for the potato salad…you tighten your grip, you chase her into the shade of a gazebo… Bonus: Steinem, Feminist icon:
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Malcolm Gladwell on how to ‘achieve amazing things.’ Outliers. Video. CBC.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 21, 2009
I could crush this Stromombobopulous (spelling -1) character in an interview-off. That said, he’s on TV and I’m exuding machismo through my blog, which I write on my laptop at home while wearing boxers. Enjoy:
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Naropa Summer Writing Program: Anne Waldman Poem [Video]
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 21, 2009
Anne Waldman is a goddess among male poets, co-founder (with Allen Ginsberg) of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University, a post-Beat, a Buddhist, Feminist and a wonderful friend. Video:
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Is Shoplifting Wrong?
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 21, 2009
Part One: What I Say: The other day, I mentioned to my buddy XXX XXXXX that I wanted to write a post about shoplifting, which is so prevalent in our society that just about everyone’s done it, as a punk kid or even as a collegiate or, in (hopefully) rarer cases, as full-fledged adults. My [...]
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Buddhist Lojong Slogan: Regard All Dharmas as Dreams. [Commentary: Pema Chodron]
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 21, 2009
Why regard your every waking moment as a big Truman Show-like dream? Because then you’ll chill, get a sense of humor, and go with the flow, brau. Okay, time for commentary from someone who actually knows what they’re talking about. Yes: Pema Chodron: …simply, regard everything as a dream. Life is a dream. Death is [...]
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Michelle Obama on Garden at the White House. Video.
by Waylon Lewis on Feb 21, 2009
Here’s a little Change we Can Eat Up! With thanks for the tip to Lilia Justman. If above doesn’t play, try the below vid or click here (Washington Post video embedding doesn’t seem to be working):
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